Hi mom and dad!!
We had a great week...two
baptisms, 40 lessons, lots of new contacts, and opportunities to interact with
the great members in Richfield. I'm kind of scared right now...this might be my
last week here in Richfield! We will get transfer calls this coming week. At
the end of the day, I guess we will all just go wherever the Lord wants us to.
Elder Campbell and I are just hungry this week...we have set a lot of
goals and we are going to achieve them; I can't leave anything undone!
I want to share a few uplifting
experiences with you. Of course we had two baptisms this week! That is always a
miracle. K and C were both baptized by family members and the services were
great. I forgot my camera at home today, so I will have to try and send the
pictures to you later.
Also, last week we baptized a young
man named S into the Navajo Student Dorm Branch. This week we ordained him a
deacon and Elder Campbell and I blessed the sacrament while he passed it to the
congregation. Talk about pay day! S is a born leader of men. He has brought
3 nonmember friends with him to the branch, and they have all committed to
baptism. So let your light shine to all of your friends! They need us to invite
them to come unto Christ.
Another experience we had with
Bishop "Superman". We went with him to a lesson with B, and when we
got there the house was just cold, dark, and definitely not a place where the
Spirit of the Lord was residing. B was getting some intense opposition from
Satan that day. B was very closed and didn't want to talk at first, but
he started openning up and told us how he just wanted to quit on everything. We
prayed really hard in that meeting. Bishop "Superman" took control though and
at the end of our chat he dedicated the home by the power of the priesthood and
the difference that it made in the home was instantaneous. As he excercised his
priesthood, I felt the coldness leave the room and be replaced by a warmth and
peace. The next day we got a text from B that said "I am a Mormon and I
will be for the rest of my life. I'm all in!"
I can't really write too much
because we have to do a "Deep Cleaning" of all our apartments in the
mission today. But I love you all!
I just want all of you to know
that I have a testimony of this church and of this Gospel. Jesus Christ is at
the head of the LDS church, and he guides us through a prophet today. The only
thing I want to do with the time I have left in Richfield and on my mission is
serve him and help his children...I have wondered a lot about why the Lord
called me on a mission to Utah, but now I have a firm testimony that I am here
to help specific children of God receive the Gospel and come unto Christ. I am
also realizing that I am among people and who are here to help me too. I think
that I am actually the biggest beneficiary of my mission so far.
I love you all so much! Make sure
to read scriptures and pray together, and pray for opportunities to share the
gospel with friends and family :-)
Love you a lot!!
Elder Michael George Stewart
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